American Renaissance

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Across
  1. 5. Government form celebrated in American Renaissance literature
  2. 9. Theme of separation explored by Dickinson
  3. 11. Regional speech patterns used in literature
  4. 15. Moral emotion explored in Hawthorne's works
  5. 16. Moral complexity in American Renaissance characters
  6. 18. Theme frequently explored by Dickinson
  7. 19. Scholar who coined the term American Renaissance
  8. 21. Author of The Scarlet Letter
  9. 23. Period of explosive literary creativity in American literature
  10. 24. Religious heritage explored by Hawthorne
  11. 25. Literary movement focused on emotion and nature
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  1. 1. Belle of Amherst who wrote nearly 1,800 poems
  2. 2. Emphasis on personal identity and freedom
  3. 3. Movement emphasizing self-reliance and spirituality
  4. 4. Democratic ideal celebrated by Whitman
  5. 6. Reform movement to end slavery
  6. 7. Inner awareness examined by Renaissance writers
  7. 8. Relating to inner consciousness and mental states
  8. 10. Dickinson's technique of approximate rhyming
  9. 12. Literary technique using objects to represent deeper meanings
  10. 13. Salvation from sin explored in Hawthorne's works
  11. 14. Poetry style without traditional rhyme or meter
  12. 17. Massachusetts town associated with Emily Dickinson
  13. 20. Spiritual teacher in Transcendentalist thought
  14. 22. Poet who wrote Leaves of Grass